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Topic: growing sweet potatoes and the like (Read 1506 times)

I have always wanted to grow sweat p., yams and potatoes, but never had the room. Now i do. I was rumaging around the frig and found a swet potatoe w/ leaf growth. Can i grow this into a sweet potatoe in my yard? Know nothing about this family of veggies and any info is appreciated so i can plan for the future garden.

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Konasdad. I have never grown a sweet potato. But I would imagine it would be similar to potatoes. Yeah!!! Give it a whirl, why not, you got nothing to lose. Experimentation in the garden is the most wonderful thing on earth.

I have been swamped with stuff since our return from Toronto, but I am excited cause soon I am going to be putting lots of pics on our forum about stuff blooming around my place. Summer is coming on in a big and beautiful way here. Can't believe it is the middle of July already, where has the time gone?

Have a wonderful day all, great life, love this life we're livin'. Cindi

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Actually they're nothing like growing regular potatoes, those are fairly easy. I found sweet potatoes to be a real pain to grow, mainly due to the clay soil out in the backyard. I'll try them again someday when I get the soil into better shape. Real potatoes are very easy to dig - sweet potatoes twist and turn, and you really shouldn't bruise or break them, they won't keep, so digging them can be a challenge. I do love to eat them, though!

Ooooh, Ann, that was quite a good sum of information, whooda thunk? Have a wonderful day, Cindi

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There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold. The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold. The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee. Robert Service